|
Showing 1 - 2 of
2 matches in All Departments
Ice composition has until now been mostly used for reconstructing
the environment of the past. A great research effort is made today
to model the climate system in which the ice cover at the earth sur
face plays a prominent role. To obtain a correct model of the ice
sheets, due attention must be paid to the physical processes
operating at the interfaces, i. e. the boundary conditions. The
idea behind the title of this book is that the study of ice
composition can shed some light on the various processes operating
at the ice bedrock and ice-ocean interfaces and more generally on
glacier dy namics. The book is not intended as a treatise on some
specialized topic of glaciology. It is mainly the product of the
experience of the two authors gained over several years research on
the subject. The two authors are both members of the same
university department and personal friends. The book was prepared
in the following way. After a first draft of the complete book had
been written by the first author, it was put in the hands of the
second. The final version sent to the publishers is therefore the
result of ex tended discussion, while at the same time preserving
the unity of style that would have been lost had the two authors
written selected chapters of the book individually. The book is
organized into two distinct parts."
The study of ice composition represents an effective tool in our
understanding of the dynamics of glaciers, ice sheets and ice
shelves. The authors of this work relate the distribution of
isotopes and impurities in ice masses to ice flow, to the key zone
close to the ice-substratum interface and to the mechanisms
effective in the contact zone between glacier and ocean. Other
material in this book is concerned with how global changes may be
induced by a climatic warming due to anthropogenic activities. This
monograph on glaciology, geophysics and geomorphology is intended
for researchers, graduate students and teachers.
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.